Colonel JAY M. STEINGOLD Colonel Jay M. Steingold, an inter-service transfer from the U.S. Navy, is the Commander of Space Delta 11 (Ranges & Aggressors) under Space Training and Readiness Command headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. His Guardians, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines are responsible for delivering realistic, threat-informed test and training resources to U.S. Space Force and Joint/Coalition Space Operators via live, virtual, and constructive threat replication, leveraging the National Space Test and Training Complex spanning multiple space warfighting disciplines. Steingold graduated from the US Naval Academy in May 1992. He earned his Wings of Gold as a naval flight officer (NFO) in May 1994. After advanced flight training, Steingold joined Patrol Squadron EIGHT (VP-8) at NAS Brunswick, Maine and twice deployed to Italy in support of Operations SHARP GUARD and DELIBERATE GUARD. After a shore tour as assistant professor of naval science at Virginia Tech, he served as a catapult & arresting gear officer onboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN-75) and deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Steingold joined VP-30 at NAS Jacksonville, Florida where he became an NFO and Weapons & Tactics Instructor. In 2004, he transferred to VP-26 for his department head tour during which he performed various duties including training and operations officer, deploying three times to Italy and Bahrain where he flew in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Steingold served as budget analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and as deputy for resources and acquisition management on the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2006 to 2009. Through 2012, he served as executive officer and commanding officer of Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Steingold then joined USS PELELIU (LHA-5) as her executive officer and deployed for 8 months in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM between 2012 through 2014. Selected for major command during his following tour as deputy for requirements at Naval Air Forces Pacific on NAS North Island, California, Steingold became commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey beginning in 2015. From 2017 through 2019, he served as chief of staff at US Strategic Command Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (JFCC IMD) aboard Schriever AFB. His final duty station in the US Navy was aboard US THIRD Fleet as assistant chief of staff for plans, policy, training, & readiness which included the role as Exercise RIMPAC Director. In 2022, Steingold became a Guardian in the U.S. Space Force and assumed the role of Chief, Satellite Communications Mission Area Team onboard Headquarters Space Operations Command at Peterson SFB. He oversaw all military and commercial SATCOM integration, requirements, and Space Delta 8’s operational readiness. EDUCATION 1992 Bachelor of Science degree in History (Dean’s List), USNA, Annapolis, Md. ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1992 – May 1994, Student, Naval Flight Officer Training, Various 2. November 1994 – August 1998, Navigator/Tactical Coordinator/NFO Instructor, VP-8 NAS Brunswick, Maine 3. August 1998 – September 1999, Asst Professor of Naval Science, Virginia Tech Naval ROTC, Blacksburg, Va. 4. September 1999 – October 2001, Catapult & Arresting Gear Officer, USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN-75), Norfolk, Va. 5. October 2001 – November 2003, Fleet Replacement Squadron NFO Instructor and Weapons & Tactics Instructor, VP-30, NAS Jacksonville, Fla. 6. November 2003 – March 2006, Department Head, VP-26, NAS Brunswick, Maine 7. March 2006 – August 2007, Budget Analyst, OASN FM&C, Pentagon 8. August 2007 – October 2009, Deputy for Resources & Acquisition Management, CJCS/J8 Directorate, Pentagon 9. October 2009 – January 2011, Executive Officer, VXS-1, NAS Patuxent River, Md. 10. January 2011 – May 2012, Commanding Officer, VXS-1, NAS Patuxent River, Md. 11. May 2012 – March 2014, Executive Officer, USS Peleliu, NB San Diego, Calif. 12. March 2014 – August 2015, Deputy Asst Chief of Staff for Requirements, Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific, NAS North Island, Calif. 13. September 2015 – April 2017, Commanding Officer, Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J. 14. May 2017 – June 2019, Chief of Staff, USSTRATCOM JFCC IMD, Schriever AFB, Colo. 15. June 2019 – March 2022, Asst Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy, Training, & Readiness, US THIRD Fleet, NB Point Loma, Calif. 16. March 2022 – July 2023, Chief, SATCOM MAT, HQ SpOC, Schriever SFB, Colo. 17. July 2023 – Present, Commander, Delta 11, Schriever SFB, Colo. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. Deputy, Resources & Acquisition Management, CJCS 2. Chief of Staff, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, USSTRATCOM OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS Joint Professional Military Education, Phase I (US Army Command & General Staff Officers College) US Navy Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Weapons & Tactics Instructor (WTI) Acquisition Officer (Unrestricted Line) Officer of the Deck (Underway) Joint Qualified Officer (Level II) US Navy Space Cadre (VS5) US Space Operations Badge MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal Various Unit Awards/Ribbons/Medals EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Ensign, May 27 1992 Lieutenant (jg), May 27 1994 Lieutenant, June 1, 1996 Lieutenant Commander, July 1, 2002 Commander, February 1, 2008 Captain, August 1, 2014 Colonel (USSF), March 1, 2022 (Current as of July 2023)